Will Son Heung-min (30, Tottenham) be able to compete in the World Cup? This is the most curious question for any Korean football fan, but the national team does not give a definite answer. It has to be. The World Cup is a place where fierce intelligence warfare unfolds where you analyze your opponent and hide your strength. There’s nothing good about publicly announcing Ace’s injury status, the crux of team tactics. Football fans will only know on the day of the first match against Uruguay at the Education City Stadium in Arrayyan, Qatar on the 24th whether Son Heung-min will be able to overcome an orbital fracture and participate in the World Cup.
Son Heung-min of the Qatar 2022 World Cup team prepares for training while wearing a mask at the Al-Egla training ground in Doha, Qatar on the 21st (local time). random news
Until then, there is no choice but to guess the condition by looking at the signs that are revealed little by little through training. However, on the evening of the 21st (local time), positive signs emerged during the national team’s training at the Al Egla Training Center in Doha, Qatar. The scene where Son Heung-min tried to head was captured. After going to the ground wearing a mask, he did not hesitate to put his head on the ball sent by Son Jun-ho (30) during training, where he returned a kick to the ball thrown by his partner. At the end of training, he asked for the ball directly from his teammates and attempted several more headers. This is a scene that Son Heung-min did not show in the national team training in front of everyone.
On the 16th, the 3rd day of training, Son Heung-min was asked if a title was possible, saying, “He’s not at that level yet. I haven’t even tried it,” he said. However, it is now assumed that light headings have improved as much as possible during training.
As a result, there are even prospects that Son Heung-min will be able to go beyond the World Cup finals and play against Uruguay. On this day, he posted a beer advertising scene on a social network service (SNS) where he modeled, saying, “The preparations are over. It’s time to follow your biggest dreams.” Football fans can now look forward to the game against Uruguay with a little more hope.
Hwang Hee-chan of the Korean national football team trains at the Al Egla Training Center in Doha, Qatar on the 21st (local time). news
Not only Son Heung-min, but all the national team players who suffered from injuries are recovering. All members of the national team, who spent the first full rest day after arriving in Qatar the previous day, took to the floor, including Kim Jin-soo (30, Jeonbuk), Hwang Hee-chan (26, Wolverhampton) , and Yoon Jong-gyu (24, FC Seoul), who had not completed the previous training properly due to injury. Hwang Hee-chan is still cautious with recovery-oriented training, but seems to be making progress in recovering his condition.
Meanwhile, Uruguay is also undergoing intensive training in preparation for the Korean War. After arriving in Qatar on the 19th, the training that has been taking place every day also took place on the 21st. In particular, on this day, he did not reveal the content of the training to the entire media and showed reluctance to reveal his power. After that, I set up a schedule every day until the 23rd, the day before the game. On the 22nd, training is scheduled to take place twice in the morning and in the afternoon, and the intensity of the training is increasing before the Korean War.
It seems that players are also wary of Korea. Uruguay striker Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) also said in an interview with Uruguay’s local media that day, “Korea is a strong team. There is a reason why I took part in the World Cup. Every team is strong, but we are also strong.” Uruguay met Korea in the group stage of the Italy 1990 World Cup and the round of 16 of the 2010 South Africa World Cup and won both matches.
Doha = Correspondent Here Pil-woong seoseo@segye.com
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